通往伟大之路

 

 

 

每个人心中都有与生俱来的倾向，渴望自我提升、自我实现。我们心目中的偶像、英雄，又加强了这种意识：要锻炼自我意志，向上攀升。要用尽一切的力量。不管是明目张胆也好，或是带着谦卑的面具也好，总之，你必须全力向上。为什么？因为这是通往伟大的方向。

圣经《腓立比书》却说：如果你想成为伟大的人，就应当向下走。向下才是通往伟大的路。这看似矛盾的道理，其核心还蕴藏着一个似非而是的真理：伟大并不是自我的伸张，而是自我的弃绝。你失去的愈多，得到的就愈多。

 

摘自《舍己－生命尊贵的秘诀》，刘良淑译，校园书房出版社。

 

 

The Path to Greatness　

 

by Bill Hybels

 

In each heart is a built-in mechanism that craves self-promotion and advancement, the climb of ego. Our role models and heroes reinforce the theme: Ascend and flex the muscles of your self-will. Do whatever it takes to conquer gravity. Whether you do it blatantly or wear the disguise of humility, make yourself upwardly mobile. Why? Because that is the direction of greatness.

Philippians 2 said: If you want to be truly great, then the direction you must go is down. You must descend into greatness. At the heart of this paradox is still another paradox: Greatness is not a measure of self-will, but rather self-abandonment. The more you lose, the more you gain.